Aaron Ellis - Visual and Performing Artist
Through my work I aim to show emotion through movement in the body, the space it takes up, the way it catches light and color helping people connect more with their own body. When people are happier in their own body, they can contribute to making the world a more positive place.
Aaron Ellis is a painter of bodies in motion. He has been connected with the movement of the body since his mother dragged him to his first dance class as a pre-teen. From his experience as a Broadway dancer to Pilates instructor, he draws inspiration from how movement has always made him calmer, happier and more a part of a larger picture and hopes his paintings can do the same for the viewer. He paints with strong contrast of light and shadow with a classical approach that adds layers of texture and emotion into each painting.